January Mixed Media Card Challenge - Theme: New

And here is my interpretation of the challenge. I even got some tissue in there - can you spot it??!

I used my newBrusho Crystal Colors for the 'fireworks' background. They are colored crystals and there are many ways to use them - I sprinkled Ultra Marine, Yellow, Brilliant Red and Emerald Green onto my white card stock and then spritzed them with water and dried it with my heat tool - and POOF! they became fireworks! Here's the first close up of the tissue - as a flag on the top of a building. I describe it more below.

Then I sponged around all the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink to cover up all the white - and then masked off the center part and spritzed water over the black ink to create water spots. I didn't want to get any more water on the Brusho colors as it would water them down and blend all the colors together. The more water you use on them - the more they blend.

I embossed the City Scape die cut with Frantage Aged Silver Embossing powder and layered them onto the card with foam tape. And here is where I used the tissue paper - I made tiny flags by die cutting some folded white tissue paper with the Fringe Border die from Memory Box. Then I shook the same colors of Brusho Crystals I used on the card, over the fringe, spritzed with water just once, dried it with my heat tool and cut two small pieces off (with 3 'fringe' each) I glued these little pieces onto the tops of two of the buildings as flags blowing in the wind. I adhered 2 crystal rhinestones on the edge of each flag.

I used Idea-ology Label Letters for the sentiment.

I will use this either for a New Year's card - or a Birthday Card.

You have until 1/25 to link up your Mixed Media Card - you will find all the details, some wonderful inspiration from the rest of the Design Team and the link over at the Mixed Media Card Challenge blog. I can't wait to see what you create for the theme NEW - Optional Element: Tissue!

I mean, seriously, it's hard to find the words for this kind of talent, Julia! You leave me in complete awe! Thank you so much for joining in my NBUS Challenge #3 with this brilliant city scape using Brushos for fireworks and creating exquisite little flags from tissue! Would someone come in here and close my jaw, please?! Happy New Year! Hugs, Darnell

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I have loved doing arts and crafts all my life. I live in Massachusetts and am very happily married to Kent who encourages my craftiness! I have one grown son, and two beautiful Russian blue cats.
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